hay fever

See also: hayfever and hay-fever

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Etymology

First attested by John Bostock in 1819.[1] The smell of hay in the summer was thought to be the origin of the condition.[2]

Noun

hay fever (usually uncountable, plural hay fevers)

  1. (pathology, immunology) An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.

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  1. ^ (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 2 December 2022 (last accessed), archived from the original on 14 October 2008
  2. ^ Rachel Dinning (2 July 2018) Historyextra‎[2]: “In fact, the term “hay fever” takes its name from a popular idea in the 19th century that the smell of hay in the summer irritated the body.”
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